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From: Isolation and characterization of ZZ1, a novel lytic phage that infects Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

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Electron micrographs of ZZ1 and infected  A. baumannii  AB09V. A mixture of ZZ1 phages and A. baumannii AB09V cells was negatively stained. The phage ZZ1 contained a baseplate with fibers (indicated by the white arrow) and an icosahedral head with a contractile tail (indicated by the large black arrow), which allowed for its inclusion in the Myoviridae family of the order Caudovirales. Intact phages had a head filled with DNA, and ghost particles (indicated by the small black arrows) had an empty head, showing that ejection of DNA from the phage head had taken place within 5 min.

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